A semi-structured and pre-tested questionnaire, guided by interviewer was used to collect the information. It was first prepared in English and then translated to Amharic and then
translated back for consistency. Information collected included a questionnaire on demographic factors such as: maternal age;number of children; age at marriage and first sexual intercourse;
previous unintended pregnancies; socio-economic and cultural factors such as education and ethnicity; husband desire for family size; desired number of children; experience of sexual violence; access to health services; and, questions on behavioral factors on modern contraceptive practice (including emergency contraceptives and breast feeding) and on reproductive history and
unintended pregnancy. Four female college students and supervisor
(a degree-holder) who knew the local language participated
in data collection. Two days of training was given to data
collectors and supervisors on the objectives of the study, the
contents of the questionnaire, and particularly on issues related to
the confidentiality of the responses and the rights of respondents.
One week prior to data collection a pre-test was conducted in
another Woreda (Ana Lemo) on 5% of the sample size.